Top myths of Off-Grid Living in Florida

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  • @MyrtGyrt
    @MyrtGyrt 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    This is an awesome video! Florida born and raised but had no idea of a lot of the legalities of things you can and can’t do even on your own property! Truly informative and love your style… subscribed!

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for the positive feedback and for subscribing to my channel.

  • @djackson5912
    @djackson5912 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Thanks to you both for exposing those and more important myths along your journey.

  • @brendaking650
    @brendaking650 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you and GG for all the information you two are putting out there my husband and I truly appreciate it. Blessings

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same to you!

  • @sharriceowens913
    @sharriceowens913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank you..for showing the truthful side

  • @davidwelty9763
    @davidwelty9763 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I live in the country outside of Ocala. We are in a farming area with privacy but we are 10 minutes from a grocery store and 17 minutes from an emergency room. I am on my own well (with back up hand pump), a food forest and I’m working toward a solar/battery backup. My ideal is on grid with off grid power and water.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That's living. I hope you made it safely through the hurricane.

    • @joebobjenkins7837
      @joebobjenkins7837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@davidwelty9763 good ole slowcala

    • @albergaharriott5257
      @albergaharriott5257 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That’s the living I’m dreaming of

    • @BosseInTheGarden
      @BosseInTheGarden 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi David, what are well drilling prices up there? Im in Pinellas County.

  • @danpoczynek
    @danpoczynek 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Yes I agree on everything you have said. I had a home built in Weeki Wachee Florida and I have been in it now for 1 year im slowly converting over to Solar I’m getting the well on Solar and I’m installing a propane generator I want to unplug from the city. Thank God I’m on a well and septic

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome 👌 👏

    • @BosseInTheGarden
      @BosseInTheGarden 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey Dan, what are well drilling prices up there and septic install costs?

  • @John-pk8lr
    @John-pk8lr 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Excellent information. Another myth worth mentioning. Contrary to popular belief private property does not supercede any regulations regarding hunting. A critter on my land still very much belongs to the state.
    There are exemptions though. Because of my age, property size and a few other things I can hunt here without a license. But other than that everything else still stands as far as the FWC is concerned. All seasons, limits, method of take etc must still be followed.

  • @slumin069
    @slumin069 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    In the USA you don’t actually own your property, you rent it from the government

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Facts rent is cheaper when you "own it" though

    • @Sam-y9p
      @Sam-y9p 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Look into something called "land patents" They essentially let you own your land in the same way the government owns it's land. They're not perfect but it's certainly better than just owning a deed to the land.

    • @joebobjenkins7837
      @joebobjenkins7837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      As long as there's property tax, you don't own your own land

    • @fertile_farmacy1802
      @fertile_farmacy1802 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Put your land in a Trust or LLC.

    • @YoniBaruch-y3m
      @YoniBaruch-y3m 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@fertile_farmacy1802 Then you have your LLC pay that rent… is that progress?

  • @familyman2480
    @familyman2480 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks for the info Eco. That’s why we watch you and GG. We hear the pros and the cons of this awesome journey🎯

  • @Fidel-jodio-Cuba
    @Fidel-jodio-Cuba 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video with honest information and no BS. Thank you

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @johnmal5975
    @johnmal5975 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great video. On one of these live in the woods channels a couple had to use their log cabin as storage over permit stuff and they did their due diligence. A comment on the channel had pointed out the violation and that was it for the log cabin. They addressed it with the county and it turned out they were indeed violating something and that's all she wrote.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @johnmal5975 this is exactly what I am talking about. Thanks for sharing.

  • @comicalhomestead
    @comicalhomestead 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    North Central Florida checking in. Thank you.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome!

    • @miggy9260
      @miggy9260 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m in Putnam County. In the woods. 💪🏻👍🏻

    • @danettefunston9763
      @danettefunston9763 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm in Putnam as well

    • @miggy9260
      @miggy9260 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@danettefunston9763 Best kept secret.

    • @JohnGalt1960
      @JohnGalt1960 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Greetings from Fema Région #4

  • @kathyb606
    @kathyb606 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks as always great information ❤

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You are welcome 😊

  • @summerfield858
    @summerfield858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You are doing exactly what I hope to be doing, in ten more years. I live in Melbourne, but would like to buy a piece of land in north Florida some day.

    • @wyregrasser7540
      @wyregrasser7540 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Stay there...just kidding. It is nice up here.

  • @ensabahnur7657
    @ensabahnur7657 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for sharing with us & I've Family in Florida so I know how ridiculous & greedy they ate about all things natural & the people need to force those changes! Praying all's well with your Wife & Family! Be blessed! Hallelujah! Praise.....YAH!🙏💖💯📠🐢

  • @towzone
    @towzone 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Constructive feedback: It is not necessary to fade in and out on jump cuts, it makes them stand out and distract from the message.

  • @tomh4591
    @tomh4591 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    @4:15 spot on, never sleep on the other forms of capital. certainly equal too, if not greater than now (considering depreciation) are the other forms of capital aside from financial. community, natural resources, etc, spot on.

  • @markcrume
    @markcrume 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great presentation. Thank you sir.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you

  • @eddaniels3404
    @eddaniels3404 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    I Lived in the woods it's not fun. Mosquito s ticks bugs ants. Hot . Bacon & beans.😅

    • @scottmichael3745
      @scottmichael3745 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@eddaniels3404 Yeah, but I think they call that homeless. Lol

  • @annescibelli4700
    @annescibelli4700 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    And if a hurricane hits, you gotta come back and rebuild?

  • @annescibelli4700
    @annescibelli4700 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That’s a pretty area where he is, wish I knew what part of Florida that is. I’m in a Florida and tired of the concrete jungle. I hear what he’s saying about getting sick and bugs

  • @CrackerFL
    @CrackerFL 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Cold in Florida? Na, unless the 17°F Christmas day 2022 is cold for you in Levy county Florida.
    Ya got a few too many skinny pine trees close to the house. Firewood for later?

    • @stanb990
      @stanb990 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@CrackerFL lighting rods

  • @KATASTROPHE69S
    @KATASTROPHE69S 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I bought property in Madison only to find out I can’t live off grid. I plan on selling it and moving out of Florida because it’s too expensive to live here anymore.

  • @patty9265
    @patty9265 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great information. Its all about theses counties getting there money. Here in Walton county were I'm at It's gotten ridiculous.

  • @rbutner1
    @rbutner1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The government needs to collect the tax so you can homestead your own place. It's all about money.

  • @5thhorseman559
    @5thhorseman559 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is a reason why native americans lived mainly around water ways in Florida. I grew up in NW FL and while there is plenty of wild land it is still Wild, plenty of bugs snakes, ect. And yes, you get a full 4 seasons up there I remember several snow and ice storms there, rare, but it does happen.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for sharing! Some people think that it doesn't get cold for the average southerner it does.

  • @Rob_outdoorz
    @Rob_outdoorz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great video and good subject, also good to see another brotha doing this stuff. I'm alsp her in florida too

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome

  • @tracyshoemake9686
    @tracyshoemake9686 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Permits cost time and money.

  • @jailbaitandtackleoutdoors
    @jailbaitandtackleoutdoors 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    New follower! Thanks for sharing Sir!

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome!

  • @MaxItUpwithMarta
    @MaxItUpwithMarta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We had up to 107 degrees yesterday in Miami.

  • @turtlegaby
    @turtlegaby 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was thinking about doing the exact same thing as you did, but I realized, this system doesn't want you to be self sufficient. All they want is your money with all their regulations and permits. It's a f....d up system. I have decided to just do a regular thing and downsize to a very tiny house to save on energy and repair costs and go big with a yard full of fruit trees, herbs and vegetables to support myself and my pets at least with home grown edibles. In my current house i have a very small yard, but I now grow everything in containers, so I can move my fruit trees with me. I am in Florida as well on the East Coast and Ii don't want to move to another state where the regulations are not that strict. You have to pay a high price for living in Florida, it's not all as wonderful as people think it is. I have met many people who moved down here from other states and moved right back after only a year of being here. If I wouldn't hate cold winters so much, I would move myself, but I hate cold.

  • @troiskitroy772
    @troiskitroy772 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great info

  • @annescibelli4700
    @annescibelli4700 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I know it’s off grid, but not for social purposes, you probably can’t get wifi out there

  • @supremepartydude
    @supremepartydude 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude You must be up in the Panhandle living in an RV. I could see where that could be some serious problems. I would not want to live out my 22 foot Winnebago (if it ever gets out of the repair shop).

  • @nightlifewaytheway
    @nightlifewaytheway 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Building that 💪🏿connection with nature

  • @AT-IT-Again-7
    @AT-IT-Again-7 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It appears your learning experience is a costly one.
    Its not that way for everyone and wasn't for me. Its not a good
    idea to by virgin land. Its wise to by land with a septic system and
    a well, and better yet a fenced in property. That's important. You put
    a private property no trespassing sign on all entry gate-way and not
    even the police can violate your property without an warrent. If a
    person can find a property with these items in place including power
    poles for electricity would be likely less costly in the long run, even if
    you decide against county electrical service it would help to have access
    in a resale of the property. The county will charge you a pretty penny if
    they have to install power poles and lines to the property for electrical
    services. If a person can find a property with a trashed out trailer home
    at a good price that has all the services listed above, it be wise to consider
    possibly purchasing it and scrap the home and purchase a new one or
    a used one at auction. In the county I live in, you need permit for well drilling,
    septic installation, solar array, and a permenant living structure. Didn't need
    a permit to reroof a building; if I hired a contractor I would have needed a permit.
    Property owners who do the work themself can avoid permits as long as they follow
    county regulations. I probably don't live that far from you. If your somewhat fliud and
    are able to purchase another property and then sell your current property. It takes years
    of long days and hard work to get a property in the condition that fits your family
    personal needs, I've put my fruit trees in large potting containers and move em inside
    from extreme weather damage. Too many tree's and brush on a property I personally
    don't consider to be good. Its a home for snakes, rodents, tics, vultures. Small pesty
    ciriters don't like the open ground because they are a birds prey.
    3- 5 acers is fine; 10 if you want a lot of elbow room.
    If you use the right climate control, you can keep the condensation off the inside of
    your windows during cold snaps. If you buy another property, make sure theirs no heavy
    dips on the property that would turn into ponds or lakes from heavy rain.
    You can over do rural living and under do it, keep it simple and have a back up plan.

  • @oldhead5228
    @oldhead5228 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good information bruh

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Appreciate it

  • @MaxItUpwithMarta
    @MaxItUpwithMarta 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Can you tell us where in Florida we can live off grid?

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Research Research every one's wants are different.

  • @joebobjenkins7837
    @joebobjenkins7837 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Are yall not connected to any utilities? That would be awesome.

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We lived off grid for over 2 years.

  • @augurcybernaut4785
    @augurcybernaut4785 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So you leapt before you looked?

  • @WaterfrontGurus
    @WaterfrontGurus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Regulations and permits aplenty for people. While some want to remove regulations for corporations. 😢

  • @wyregrasser7540
    @wyregrasser7540 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Saturated is right. Who lives off the grid in Florida? Holy Mackerel man that's rougher than that Alaska show. Good luck too you dude. I get it though. Thanks for sharing. 👴

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks, you too!

  • @randysimmons9838
    @randysimmons9838 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Skeeters and gnats will eat you up

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's for sure.

    • @tammieaf2712
      @tammieaf2712 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You forgot No-see-ums and yellow flies are the worst biters!

  • @randymiller1604
    @randymiller1604 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Awesome life man

  • @robertcole9391
    @robertcole9391 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Putnam county Florida rescinded that policy . It was 90days max. Not no more. Septic codes are easy and so are well permits. Now there is a weird law requiring being connected to the grid. Okay.. no problem. Nothing says you have to use it. As for the rest goes.. welcome to the Florida I grew up in. Just have to get in the right county. Stay out of Taylor County.

  • @johnsonr9
    @johnsonr9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    We lived in N Fl for years and love the area but wouldn't want to tackle it in a RV. Very realistic explanation.

  • @Bushmaster85
    @Bushmaster85 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Ahhh ticks. Government bugs

  • @lyfeaboveallthings
    @lyfeaboveallthings 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What county you are in bcuz...i live in Florida and plenty of country area u do as u like. So be clear about what you are saying. Most country side in Florida people used septic and well. U can live off grid but building ur house will need a permit but its not horrible as this guy is potraying it

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thanks for sharing your opinions.

  • @lillianad9879
    @lillianad9879 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just subscribed

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Welcome and thanks 😊

  • @oldmutt9758
    @oldmutt9758 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍

  • @familylifetoo9541
    @familylifetoo9541 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Its hot hot hot in florida

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes it is

  • @GEAUXFRUGAL
    @GEAUXFRUGAL 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So I made out like a bandit 78 months ago I pd$12K Cash for my slum 70380. That's< $155 a month and going lower the longer I stay here , plus I get to sell my place if I choose to leave. 2 minutes away from the Wal Mart neighbor market 2 other grocery stores multiple Bank post library multiple hardware . Do a street view you will see you can live here fish and more. 70380 Land has changed hand here for $1K land that hag all services and placed better than I am.

  • @rsteakvssoy8197
    @rsteakvssoy8197 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Florida is one big HOA, unless you're very wealthy.

  • @crazybabytvworld
    @crazybabytvworld 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sounds like you weren't living off grid. Everything you talked about is not off grid living. Just go back to a house bruh

    • @EcoNeighbor
      @EcoNeighbor  4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      We lived off grid for over two years. We learned a lot and now we are prepared to continue if we had to.